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Data Breach: One of the Largest Patient Portals
A significant cybersecurity incident involving one of Oceania’s largest patient portals — has highlighted critical risks to sensitive healthcare data and underscores ongoing threats in the healthcare cybersecurity landscape. This massive breach reinforces the urgency for organizations handling health information to strengthen cyber defenses, improve incident response, and emphasize patient trust. What Happened? At the end of 2025, the portal detected a cybersecurity […]
Password Misuse: How Weak Access Controls Can Be Catastrophic
The Incident That Shocked the Cybersecurity World A striking incident reveals that France’s iconic Louvre Museum—home to priceless works like the Mona Lisa—was found using “Louvre” as the password for its video surveillance system. This startling discovery came to light during a 2014 audit conducted by France’s national cybersecurity agency, ANSSI. The report also revealed […]
When Uncontrolled Access Turns into a Weapon: Another Lesson Learnt
Almost a month back, a promising Indian startup experienced what many organizations fear but rarely prepare for — a devastating internal breach. The key application that powered its business was rendered non-functional overnight and controversies galore. But beneath the headlines was a deeper issue: uncontrolled privileged access and the underestimated risk of insider threats. What […]
Cybersquatting: An Emerging Digital Crime that can make you pay Hefty Prices
In 2024, the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) reported more than 6000 domain name disputes. While a brand’s identity is never confined to just logos and taglines, there is ample digital existence in social media platforms, stakeholders’ information portals and third-party websites. In today’s digital era, owning a domain name is more than just a […]
AI-driven Attacks: How the New Risks Emanate
According to the recent ‘State of the UAE Cybersecurity Report 2025’ released by a G42 company from the UAE, more than 223,800 digital assets hosted in the UAE are potentially exposed to cyberattacks. Adding to the woes, half of the critical vulnerabilities remain unaddressed for over a few years. This report also examines the distinct […]
Extension of “Regulatory Forbearance” by SEBI: Can Regulated Entities take the opportunity to address IT Risks?
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is in news again after it decided to provide ‘regulatory forbearance’ to regulated entities (REs) concerning the CSCRF compliance until March 31, 2025. While SEBI REs (Regulated Entities) have some time to restructure and strengthen their IT infrastructure, immense risks lurk if new rules are not mandated. […]
Alert! No Respite from Cyber Frauds… It’s Entertainment Industry now!
Cyber criminals now can disrupt your movie hours! An international subscription-based video streaming service provider has recently faced a nasty and unexpected breach that led to the online release of unreleased episodes of a blockbuster web series. One of the post-production partners was compromised, which is why their intellectual property was compromised. A malicious user […]
Protect Credentials, Else Cough Up Penalties in Millions
What, Where & Why? ‘Just’ a password breach can cost you $4.5 million! Yes, it is shocking, obnoxious, yet true! Recently, a reputed life science and biotechnology company based out of the United States of America faced a penalty of $4.5 million to settle regulatory charges that lax mandatory security protocols. A year ago, a […]
Mitigating the Inherent Risks of AI Models
It is time to embrace the new but cautiously! Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been acquiring cyber news for quite some time now. The extensive list of advantages of AI is no longer secret to the digital world that has transformed various industries. Some of them are: Efficiency and Productivity: AI performs tasks with remarkable efficiency […]
Passwords: The Weakest Link to Enterprise Data Assets
“The world’s most common online password is 123456”! A few months back The World Economic Forum revealed this shocking truth on their LinkedIn page. Indeed, the robustness of password management practice depends on end-user behaviour and how they are trying to secure their passwords. There have been countless surveys and research on adequate password management […]
